Tora! Tora! Tora!

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Song Tora! Tora! Tora!
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Daniel Miller
Recorded at Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss) 4:34
Tempo 120 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key D Major
Engineered by Eric Radcliffe
John Fryer
Originally released 6 November 1981
Live performances as Depeche Mode 114 times *
Total live performances 114 times *

"Tora! Tora! Tora!" is a song from the 1981 album Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode.

Lyrics


Tora! Tora! Tora!

They were raining from the sky

Exploding in my heart

Is this a love in disguise

Or just a form of modern art


From the skies you could almost hear them cry

Tora! Tora! Tora!

In the town they were going down

Tora! Tora! Tora!


I had a nightmare only yesterday

You played a skeleton

You took my love then died that day

I played an American


From the skies you can almost hear them cry

Tora! Tora! Tora!

In the town they were going down

Tora! Tora! Tora!


I played an American


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1981 Musical Moments Ltd./Sony Music Publishing Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Tora! Tora! Tora!"
Main article: List of dates where "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was played

Live versions

This section provides examples of live versions of Tora! Tora! Tora! from each tour that it was played. The recordings from 1981-09-29 Paris, 1982-02-21 Glasgow and 1982-10-25 London are generally regarded as the best sounding versions out of these examples.

1980 Tour

1981 Tour

1982 See You Tour

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour